Batasia Loop

Batasia Loop বাতাসিয়া লুপ बतासे लूप
Neighbourhood
Batasia Loop Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 27°01′00″N88°14′50″E / 27.0167°N 88.2471°E / 27.0167; 88.2471
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling District
Area	Darjeeling
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Batasia Loop War Memorial with Kanchanjunga.

The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself from the bottom of a small hill and over the hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919. ^[1]

Location

It is 5 km (3 mi) from Darjeeling, below Ghum. There is also a memorial to the Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Army who sacrificed their lives after the Indian Independence in 1947. ^[2]

Batasia Loop, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

See also

• Chowrasta
• Balloon loop
• History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
• Zig zag (railway)

References

1. "Batasia Loop Darjeeling". darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2. War memorial Darjeeling Official website

External links

• About Batasia Loop
• Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism
• Information of Batasia Loop in Darjeeling